U.S. Rep. Steve King, who represents Iowa's most rural and conservative congressional district, is facing new criticism as the nation debates its political divisions with just days remaining before the Nov. 6 election.

King, a Kiron Republican, was rebuked Tuesday by two Iowa Jewish leaders, disavowed by a prominent national Republican leader and abandoned by the National Republican Congressional Committee. In addition, three major U.S. companies announced they will no longer donate campaign money to King.

King and his supporters have contended he's regularly misquoted or quoted out of context, while his critics claim he's racist and bad-mannered. Meanwhile, Scholten has waged a fierce campaign in the district, raising far more money than King and bringing in high-profile surrogates to support him.

Both of the Jewish congregations are within King’s 4th Congressional District, which covers 39 counties in north-central and northwest Iowa.

“We are writing from the depths of our grief, in horror at the news of the Tree of Life synagogue massacre in Pittsburgh,” said Alan Steckman, of Adas Israel, and John Pleasants of the Ames congregation. “We feel we must speak out because our congressional representative, Steve King, is an enthusiastic crusader for the same types of abhorrent beliefs held by the Pittsburgh shooter.”

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The Iowa Jewish leaders asked King’s campaign donors to quit giving him money and for Iowans to condemn the congressman's "long promotion of white supremacist ideology."

"We call on King’s donors to cut off their financial support. Intel and Land O’ Lakes recently took this long overdue step and we expect the same from Berkshire Hathaway, AT&T, and the American Bankers Association," they wrote.

In an unanticipated move Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Steve Stivers, R-Ohio, disavowed King in a statement on Twitter. Stivers chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee, the campaign arm for House Republicans.

"Congressman Steve King’s recent comments, actions, and retweets are completely inappropriate. We must stand up against white supremacy and hate in all forms, and I strongly condemn this behavior," Stivers said.

The National Republican Congressional Committee won’t support King’s candidacy, said Matt Gorman, the organization's communications director.

“We believe Congressman King's words and actions are completely inappropriate, and we strongly condemn them," Gorman told Fox News Tuesday. "We will not play in his race.”

Businesses cutting King off

The Minnesota-based dairy company had been facing boycott threats on social media because of its campaign contributions to King. Land O'Lakes gave $2,500 to the Republican in 2018.

Land O’Lakes said in a statement that its PAC has traditionally contributed to lawmakers of both parties that represent the communities where its members and employees live and work, and are also on committees that oversee policies that directly impact its farmer-owners.

"We take our civic responsibility seriously, want our contributions to be a positive force for good and also seek to ensure that recipients of our contributions uphold our company’s values. On that basis, we have determined that our PAC will no longer support Rep. Steve King moving forward," Land O'Lakes said.

By Tuesday afternoon, Purina, the pet food company, also said it would make no future contributions to King.

"Representative King’s recent statements are in conflict with our values, and we are no longer contributing to his campaign," it said on social media.

Our PAC contributions are typically made to elected officials from both parties who represent the local communities where we have operations and associates. Representative King’s recent statements are in conflict with our values and we are no longer contributing to his campaign.

King tweeted a response to all the criticism on Tuesday that suggested he isn't bigoted and that he is a victim of a conspiracy against President Donald Trump and House Republicans.

"Americans, all created equal by God, with all our races, ethnicities, and national origins-legal immigrants & natural born citizens, together make up the Shining City on the Hill. These attacks are orchestrated by nasty, desperate, and dishonest fake news. Their ultimate goal is to flip the House and impeach Donald Trump. Establishment Never Trumpers are complicit," King tweeted.